California Golden Bears at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Colorado recovers from slow start to beat Cal 59-46
The Bears beat Colorado 80-76 on New Year's Eve for their first Pac-12 Conference win of the season.
Da Silva and KJ Simpson were the only Colorado (13-11, 5-8 Pac-12) starters to score for the Buffs in the first 30 minutes of play until 7-foot-1 center Lawson Lovering buried a jumper with 9:43 remaining. Simpson had 10 points and the bench scored 25 — led by nine points each from Jalen Gabbidon and Luke O'Brien.
Kuany Kuany was the only Cal (3-19, 2-9) player to score in double digits with 10 points. The Bears piled up 22 turnovers and 22 personal fouls.
Despite that, Cal controlled the first half and built a 27-17 lead on a pair of Joel Brown foul shots with 2:38 left. Colorado closed the half with a 7-0 run and used runs of 13-0 and 11-0 in the second half to clinch the win.
Cal plays at Utah on Sunday. Colorado hosts Stanford on Sunday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 46 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Luke O'Brien Defensive Rebound. | 46 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Joel Brown missed Layup. | 46 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Luke O'Brien made Free Throw. | 46 - 59 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 COLO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-43 | FG | 19-50 |
| 37.2 | Field Goal % | 38.0 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 36.4 | Three Point % | 27.8 |
| 10-12 | FT | 16-26 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 61.5 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,712 | Capacity:
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15-5 | - | 27-9 |
| Washington State | 14-6 | 1 | 25-10 |
| Colorado | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Oregon | 12-8 | 3 | 24-12 |
| UCLA | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 9-11 | 6 | 22-15 |
| Washington | 9-11 | 6 | 17-15 |
| California | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| USC | 8-12 | 7 | 15-18 |
| Arizona State | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Stanford | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oregon State | 5-15 | 10 | 13-19 |